City Council - Regular Meeting

to impact our city um in a positive way. Lord God, we thank you for the decisions that we make that they would be uh in line with your will and what you would have for the city of Nacades. We do pray for the upcoming events, farmers market that's happening, that everything goes well with Jazz Fest, Junth, 250th of America, and everything that we have on the calendar, sports hall of fame, just guide and be with all of the organizers and just want those events to be successful. We also pray for our first responders in every way, fire, police, EMS, everybody um helping to keep our city running smoothly and all of our department heads and their departments. Uh certainly certainly grateful for all that they do. God, we also thank you tonight for um the the mayor's youth council that's here for the work that they've done. We thank you for uh NSU Middle Lab Orchestra and the fantastic achievement that they have um uh recently been able to accomplish and just so many other things that we have to be um grateful for. We give you glory and praise for them. Now look upon us. We want to do everything decently and in order. It's in your son Jesus name we ask these blessings. Amen.

Amen. Please join us in reciting the pledgece to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

All right. Please take a moment to silence your cell phones during the meeting. The city council encourages public participation. Comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker. However, this time limit may be reduced if there are numerous speakers on a particular item. To ensure efficient proceedings, all persons addressing the city council shall state their name and shall speak in a civil and courteous manner. Speakers shall address the agenda topic only to which they are speaking on and shall not be repetitive. Members of the audience, please respect the rights of others and uh do not create noise or other disturbances so as to disrupt or disturb persons who are addressing the city council, council members who are speaking or otherwise impeded the orderly conduct of the meeting. Again, if you can silence those cell phones, um we appreciate you uh taking time uh to do that. Okay. All right. Um, next on our agenda is the reading and approval of the minutes from our most recent meeting on April 13 of this year.

May I make a motion that we dispense with the reading of the minutes of April 13, 2026 and that to be adopted as recorded if no corrections? Second. All right. Motion made and seconded uh for to um adopt the minutes as they have been recorded. Any comment or question about that particular motion? All right, seeing none, Mrs. Stacy, roll call vote. Nelson, yes. Smith Kirk Doll, yes. Harrington, yes. PT, yes.

All right, that motion carries. Um, the motion carries. All right. Next, we've got um Miss Jessica Broadway is going to uh give us the audit report. Of course, we go through this every year and uh I think councelor you all have uh some highlights from the audit. We know Miss Jessica. Um she again we see her every year. So the floor is yours.

Okay. Well, it appears that there is much more interesting stuff on the agenda than this. So I will be very brief but I I am pleased to provide a brief overview of the city of Nacades's audit report as of uh it was the year ended May 31st 25. We're presenting it a little later this year because the single audit guidance for federal awards was delayed and they we were provided an extension to have it submitted March 31st 26. Then I had to get through tax season and so now I'm here presenting it. But an an unmodified or clean opinion on the city's primary government financial statements was issued. Um this means that the financial statements are fairly presented in all respects. There was an adverse opinion related to the exclusion of legally separate component units, but that's a presentation issue. It does not change the opinion of the primary financials. Overall, the city remains in a stable financial position. Um, governmental activities ended the year with a net position of approximately 49.49 million. And at the fund level, governmental funds ended the year with a combined fund balance of approximately 3842 million 38.42. The city also continues to maintain significant capital assets with net capital assets of approximately 117.6 million. Importantly, the audit did not identify major audit or compliance concerns that reflects positively on the city's financial reporting and internal control environment. In summary, the 2025 audit report shows that the city is financially stable overall with strong utility operations and no major audit findings. That's all I have. Do you have any

questions? Questions, council?

I I'll just say this. Miss Clarissa Brown Smith and her team, they are doing a phenomenal job with the city's money. Um, I know people don't like no, but we have to get no. It's just how it is. We don't have an endless pot of money, right? But those ladies, I think mostly ladies are hidden. We don't see them. They're behind walls. Uh, but they're doing a fantastic job with keeping us. I think we said the big thing is no findings. I think that's a big thing in the finance world. Mrs. Brown Smith is anything you'd like to say?

Just thank you, mayor. But kudos to the finance team. They do a outstanding job. Um, they thank you to Jessica. She works with us uh even throughout the year if we have questions, issues, or anything that we want to make sure that we're doing uh appropriately. So, um that's been a great relationship, but our finance team has uh definitely rose to the occasion. So, kudos to them. Hey, great great great report. Thank you. Right. Yes, sir. Anything? Anything was Hey, can you state your first and last name? You know, it's a little corny thing we got to do. Jessica Broadway TCBT. Thank you, ma'am. If you have any questions, you know, you can call me.

We appreciate you. Okay. Thank you so much. All right. We're going to get a little crowded room here. So, I think my mayor's youth, I see one, Mr. Derek Davis. Um, let's go ahead and um let's go ahead and do Hey, Steve. We got the video. We have a few seats up front if someone would like to come. Yeah, we do have some seats up front of somebody. So, we'll go ahead council. We'll get to the special recognition. Wait, hold on. Maybe I shouldn't do that because Mr. Lur is not here, is he? He's not here yet. Cuz we were planning a little bit later. He is here. All right. I don't know what he wants to do cuz I think he told everybody six. Did he tell everybody six?

I don't know. And we'll see what Mr. Lor says cuz I don't think I have my mayor's youth. Um, I do have another recognition I can get to. Hey, Mr. Lor. Come on now. Get ready, Mr. Mr. Lur is a naggish jewel. I tell you, I tell you he is a naggist jewel. Um, so I know we said a certain time, Mr. Lour, do you want to kind of wait for that somewhat? I told kids here at 4 to 6. Okay. Well, I tell you what, we had our mayor's youth coming first. Let's do that.

Let's um let's go down to special recognition. Um, do we have something for Mr. Bukar? We're presenting something.

Okay. All right. All right. We've got Mr. Bukar. We want to do this. All right. We know we like to recognize and honor. Look at him looking sharp up there. We like to honor our employees who contributed uh years of service. And you know, working for the city is not an easy task. I mean, you got to deal with the public um in a way. Sometimes you always blame uh for for things that are not not your fault. Uh Mr. Bukar, 17 years with the city. I know he did a lot of work out there at the sewer plant. Um, he stepped in when I came in as assistant director and then when Matt retired, he worked 6 months, you know, uh, pretty good sacrifice there. 6 months as the interim director and just helping to keep things running smoothly, keep things afloat. So, you know, we're forever grateful for that. But we just wanted to acknowledge him and certainly um you know just say this is what it says. Um congratulations on behalf of the city of Nacatish presented to Bukar Ib Muhammad. Thank you for your 17 years of dedicated service to the city of Nacatish and acknowledgement of achievement. On this day um the 27th day of April in the year of 2026 2026 in testimony thereof we have set our hand and affix the seal of the city of Nacage and signed by yours truly. All right. So uh Mr. Bukar, do you have any remarks?

Come on to the mic if you have some. Look, most employees don't want to say anything, but look, if you have some remarks, come on, state your first and last name and share with us what you got. I am the Bookah Ib Muhammad they're talking about. Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

I just want to say thank you, Mr. Mayor, and thank you, council. Thank you, city of Nikadesh, for giving me the opportunity to serve the community I love so much. You know, 17 years seems so short for me. I had so many goals but it's not the goals that I met or didn't meet. It's what we had done in the 17 years. I really really appreciate the opportunity and uh my biggest my biggest concern leaving is being being the bringing the training and the background that I brought for the city and taking all this home with me without so much of it being transferred back to the youths that they can the city can use this knowledge. But either way, I am right here. I am in Nagadesh and uh Nagish one. I can always come back for whatever it is you need me to come show somebody something, tell somebody something. It doesn't have to be employment. It doesn't have to be compensation. Just to visit with somebody new that didn't know what's going on. And I'm willing to share. And thank you. Thank you. Thank you again.

Well, thank you, sir, for your service to the city. Hey council, can we all take a picture? Hey Tim, you want to join us as well? I can. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you for what you've done. Appreciate you. Yes. Come on. You got on one side. Get you center a little bit, Mr. Yeah. No, no. Go go go to your right a little. There you go. All right.

Oh, okay. Come on. All right. All right. All right. Let's jump down now to um we have a proclamation. Oh, sorry about that. Yes, sir. Uh there's a proclamation that Councilman Harrington is going to uh read for us. Oh, you want to move down to this one?

Yeah, let's just move down to that. Maybe give a little bit more. Hold on. This is proclamation 25 of 2026. A proclamation declaring the month of May 2026 as building safety month in the city of Nacades. Whereas the city of Nacka is committed to recognizing that our growth and strength depends on the safety and essential role our homes, buildings, and infrastructure play both in everyday life and when disasters strike. And whereas our confidence in the resilience of these buildings that make up our community is achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians, building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders, trades people, design professionals, laborers, plumbers, and others in the construction industry who work year round to ensure the safety uh the safe construction of buildings. And whereas these guardians are dedicated members of the International Code Council, a nonprofit that brings together local, state, territorial, tribal, and federal officials who are experts in the building environment to create and implement the highest quality codes to protect us in the buildings where we live, learn, work, and play. And whereas these modern building codes include safeguards to protect the public from hazards such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires, floods, and earthquakes. And whereas building safety month is sponsored by the International Code Council to remind the public about the critical role role of our community's largely unknown protectors of public safety, our local code officials who assure us of safe, sustainable, and affordable buildings that are essential to our prosperity. And whereas built to last is a theme for building safety month 2026, highlighting safe, resilient, and accessible building practices. Whereas each year in observance of building safety month, people all over the world are asked to consider the commitment to improve building safety,

resilience, and economic investment at home and in the community, and to acknowledge the essential service provided to all of us by our local and state, tribal, territorial, and federal building safety and fire prevention departments in protecting lives and property. Now, therefore, I, Ronnie Williams, Jr. of the city of Nacades, Louisiana, do hereby proclaim the month of May 2026 as building safety month. Accordingly, I encourage our citizens to join us as we participate in building safety month activities. I move to adopt resolution 25 of 2026. Second.

All right. Motion made and seconded to adopt this uh proclamation. Um just kind of generally to say this is um certainly important uh to do in our city. Um and we this is one in which we do need you know city can't do it all. You need people who are homeowners or if if the property has been inherited to also help to kind of keep uh building safe. So uh Shantrell, I don't know if there's anything you thought to say. Maybe that's maybe not. No, this is just acknowledging all the work that our code officials do and all of our building safety, just like you said, fire, police, and everybody else that make sure that our residential and commercial structures are safe for us to inhabit on a daily basis.

Okay, great. So, any comments or questions about this proclamation or we did get a motion, right? Motion second. All right, seeing none, Mr. say roll call vote. Nelson, yes. Smith Kirkind Doll, yes. Harington, yes. PT, yes.

All right, that motion carries. So, we'll go back. Miss Asa, we'll go ahead and do our middle lab orchestra right now. See more coming in. Hey, look. And if y'all want to get out the uh entryway there and come, we've got standing room. We've got a few seats. Um, you know, don't be shy, whatever. So, uh we do have a few seats for some of y'all, especially some of those um orchestra players back there. All right. Okay, so we'll get back to the orchestra. Um, and so what we do, we just have a special recognition. NSU Middle Lab Orchestra awarded superior rating, best-in-class, first overall, and the Golden Mickey.

Whoa, that is a lot. So, we do have a video in just a moment of I thank you Mr. Lur for sending us that video. I don't know if we just did the last piece. If we just did last piece, but hold on before you play. Mr. Lour is anything you do you want to address and say anything? He's doing this with sixth, seven, eighth graders.

Come on. Come on to the mic if you can. If there's anything else you want to say. Yes, sir. Please. To the mic. Come on. Right there. Yeah. Hey, state your first and last name, please. Mr. Lour. I know everybody knows you, but state your first and last name. It just Okay. Hey, I'm Katrice Lour and I am the orchestra director at the elementary and middle laboratory school right here in the great town of Nacades, Louisiana. All right. And what you are about to see is I believe mayor you requested our last selection which is entitled the William Tail Overture.

Yes sir. Yes sir. Look, so Eddie's got a daughter on. I have a son on. So, um, got the volume up. Heat up here. Heat up here. Heat. Heat. Heat up

here. Heat. Heat. Heat up here. Heat. Heat. address address the crowd, address the room. Eddie, you want to share some of the things he said? The judge?

Well, some of the technical things he said, I don't know what he was talking about. He got a what he say. He was from Ohio, I believe. Is that right? And he stated yet again, some of the technical aspects, I don't know, but he stated that there was some He said even colleges that couldn't do what they did is what he stated. There said there was high schools and even some colleges that couldn't do some aspect of what y'all played. I'm not sure what he meant. He's talking about the all moment. you see the kids get this the bow and play a lot of times. Uh it's kind of difficult to have that many with that much control over the boat and playing at the same time. Yeah. So, how many were we competing against? So, you have some sense of that.

Uh well, there was uh total there were 75 groups there. Uh I believe it was six uh orchestras that were there and so many choirs and jazz bands. So we all had different divisions that we were in. There's a high school, middle school division. Uh so yeah, it was a good experience for the kids. Uh and it's also I I I like to take them there for three years because it gives us an opportunity to take every kid that comes through our school to experience this world. But not only that, let folks know what we have in this small town in

Can you hear them too? Folks, you go to Bat Rouge, you go to New Orleans, there's no programs like ours. Wow.

And we have a lot of support because you remember the guy, he joked, he said, "Well, there's nobody left back in Nacades." I mean, the room was filled just like this room is right now. So, we have a plaque that we want to present to you, Mr. Olsen, and to um the students as well. says, "Mayor Williams and the city of Nacage would like to acknowledge Catrice Lour and the NSU Middle Lab School Orchestra for their exemplary performance at Festival Disney, Orlando, Florida, earning a superior rating. Bestin class first overall Golden Mickey." Um, oh, we've got the Golden Mickey right there. Look at it. Awesome. Awesome. Uh, your dedication, artistry, and commitment to excellence have brought great pride to our community in April 27th, 2026. So, um, we do have a, um, Sha, are you familiar with what's going on at the event center reception for him? I would ask Juke if you could lead them there. I know they know where it is, but you kind of give them some direction in just a minute. But, can we take a picture? Do we want to try to do a picture or what? I don't know. Bring it up. Bring

All right, let's do it. You think you'll be able to do it right here? Yeah, I think right in here. Let's do it. I think they can fit. If they can fit, they might have a meal some of them.

Uh-huh. Someone at first we never Listen. Kids in the back. Kids in the back. Can you back up a little bit? Mel.

All right. M got the hand up. That mean something. That's what I'm talking about. Small and shorter kids. more challenging kid. Oh, hands up. Hands up. Oh,

you can't see the camera. When you take your picture, make sure you bring the trophies. Make sure you're good. Go get it. Go get it. How you going? I just pointed.

Okay, ladies and gentlemen,

we have hands out of pockets. Everybody look at me, please. Yeah. Raise them up. Okay, I'm gonna let them get their shots. Okay, one, two, three, go. Heat. Heat. with each other. Good job, Alice. Oh jeez. Oh yeah.

No, she is she's That is so neat. Where they have really good

Yeah. We have our mayor's youth council. This may be and my wife knows better than me. She's at the event center or ziza. Do we remember what group this is on our mayor's youth?

Uh I was the fifth cohort. Fourth or fifth? Fourth cohort.

Okay. the fourth since we uh brought it back and like I said what we say every year I think this is a mo mayor Joe Sate era um idea and it kind of fizzled out and so you know we had a few people telling me we need to bring it back and look really my wife and Aziza the other ones I know it's the mayor's youth council but they put the activities together um whether it's you know we I I was with them on the the the keep Louisiana beautiful initiative but whether it's making meat pies King cakes. Uh, Chief Win has been a part of that. So, just, you know, getting them involved with city government in some way, doing different activities and such as that. Did we have a speaker this year? Did anybody say something? Hey, that's totally fine. We have plaques for everybody and we thank you all for uh giving up your time. Oh, my wife is just walking in the door uh now. U

I think Mary first lady worked with this also. No, she was here. She was here. Just a little crowd. So, it's something she she she wants to say. She's there. State your first and last name. Ma'am. Hello everyone. I'm Tiffany Williams. I did watch the orchestra thing. I was a little double booked today, but yes, Mayor's Youth. I always have to make time for them. Um, I don't know. I don't have anything special prepared. We have reached a point to where we've been doing it for so long. I've forgotten what cohort this is. Like five. I think we just said four.

That's mean. Four or five. That's probably it. I will say this has been a very energetic and fun group. They came with a lot of ideas. They are civic-minded. They wanted to do service. The bats got in the way one time of one of our service projects. Um they were also very concerned about their community. there's a crosswalk um area that's over there by on University Park um Parkway and they wanted to come and address the council for safety concerns and they had they had all their stats and their their presentation ready but again we had some issues with um bats at LSMSA and they had to go home before they could do it. But um yeah, just a really um encouraging and impressive group of young individuals. We typically go through and pass out the plaques, but the will of the council, I know today has been very busy already. So,

we got time. We got time. No, we want to recognize each and everyone. And I would say whoever that was or team, let them email me. Maybe they welcome to present it. I know some might be getting ready for college and getting ready for summer things like that, but the invitation is open to come present that to us. We know we recently had a pretty bad wreck there and obviously I know LSMSA is there um near that. We have a name for it. Not Pelican Crossing. What is it? They might be called it Pelican Crossing. But um but yeah, if you can't come back and present it, certainly email it and share my email with them. video.

Yeah. Or a video. We'll show the video and because we want to um make sure we're doing what we need to do as well. All right. So, we want to call some names. I know everybody's probably not here, but That's true. That is right. Um, and we didn't ask before in the end, but I think we have done this in the past. Any one or two of seniors wanted to say something about their time is any big someone raised their hand.

Go to the podium over there. State your name. We'll get you. Whoever talks first stack your person last night and just give us your wants.

Hey guys, I'm Logan Shex Snider, a senior at LSMSA. Um, this is kind of impromptu. I didn't really like plan an actual speech or anything. Um, but I did want to say I had a wonderful time on the NASA Youth Council cohort. Um, my friend Ros and I were doing a lot of the crosswalk related stuff and then as we know El Smith had a bat infestation which is crazy. Um, and so that really interrupted a lot of our plans. Um, but we still kind of want to be involved with that and hopefully we can kind of figure something out. I know that um I know that there's the Nacadesh next grant that's going on. Um, so we're excited to see how that pans out. But yeah, so I overall had a really wonderful time even though we didn't get to come present at pre-consel because of the bat infestation. And I'm very grateful for everyone. So thank you. And I would say on that crossing probably what we could do is do more um you know public service announcements PSAs uh to help with that. I think as I was talking to the city engineer maybe a little bit twofold cars need to know to slow down when they see the the lights but I think some of the pedestrians may also need to know how to use it as well. So, I think it might be a twofold situation based on what Nick was telling me. So, I I definitely warrants us putting more effort into um you know, public service announcements, videos, things that we can do to kind of get that information out there. But I I appreciate you all. That's why I like this mayor's youth stuff because uh our initiative, let me say it like that because just kind of gives us ideas. You give a perspective and uh we want to say your perspective is valuable to us. Yes, ma'am. Maria.

Hello. So, my name is Maria Kano Campos and I am from Central. Uh, I would like to say that I'm very grateful for this opportunity and I I think this is an amazing program for teenagers like me. I was not involved in school at all for the first two years of my high school career. And junior year, I applied for this, not really looking for anything. And then I came and I had a lot of fun and that motivated me to be more involved at school and now I'm even president of a club at my school. So um yeah, I mean this opportunity also allowed me to meet a lot of amazing people, the people that I have in front of me right now and they are incredibly driven and amazing and I love it so much. And I want to thank Miss Tiffany and Miss Aziza for guiding us through this journey. And yes, thank you so much.

All right. Before y'all hand out, I want to I want to say back in 2001, I was on the mayor's youth council. Um I actually found we didn't have nice plaques. We just had a little paper certificate. I actually founded the founded a couple years ago, which I was like, "Oh my gosh, I can't believe I still have this. It's amazing." And uh so yeah, so in 20s something years I'm giving you a warning that you could end up right here, right? Right people. Yep. All right. So

Okay. And I've got order and I'm just going to pass them to the mayor and then if we have people who aren't here, we're just going to we'll take a step for this at the end because we we're missing a lot of people. Okay. No Armstrong. Yeah. So when you come come free and we're going to stand up. Stay. You want them stay up here for the picture. Okay.

We'll just get here. Anita,

Jillian Coleman, Anna Davis, Derek Davis,

Evan Dong, Noah Gry, neither Ella Hart. party. Deja Hampton, Alina, Ros, Son, June, Victoria Lee, David Lee, Douglas Mayberry.

Emily, her name

Logan. Justin Bean, Anna Lever,

Ameilia Willis, and what's the name? rest.

All right. You know, those who are vertically excellent along the back and those of us who are, you know, tighten it up towards the middle trying to a little bit. Okay. I think it's okay. I think it's okay.

So, we have a reception for them as well. Yes. So, two receptions going two receptions. All right. All right.

I'm good. All right. Thank y'all so much. Council, I didn't say anything. So, I was a little frazzled. Um, our goal with the council is to promote lifelong civic engagement as well as just knowledge and a love of nacatish. Um, last community service we did it was during Love the Boot Week and we picked up trash and I just chatted with some of our seniors and they are going places like Ivy League schools. They've got offers on top of offers. They're deciding between which one is best for my major and things like that. And so we want them to take Nacatish with them when they go. We want them to know about the city and to be able to tell others about our great city. Um and for those of of my council who are staying forum demons, we do have some NSUbound students, they can go with just a great knowledge of this city and take that pride with them throughout their lives. So thank you so much council for your support. We could not do it without your support and without Aziza who is integral in all of the pieces. Thank you so much. Okay,

y'all help her with it. All right. Such a great group of students, young people. Continue doing well.

All righty. So we have uh I know we we spent a lot of time already but I think it's time worth it in terms of uh just the orchestra and uh mayor's youth and their contributions this particular cohort and all of that and also the audit. So, but we've got still some things some some items left uh council and so we're uh down to Councilman Nielson with the planning and zoning that is final.

Thank you, Mayor. This is a fun item, too. The other ones were more fun, but Right. Yes, sir. Ordinance number 12 of 2026 and ordinance amending ordinance number 64 of 2001 by changing zoning classification of property described as follows to reszone lot containing 1.56 acres having a front on college of 567.87 7 ft and a front of 44.77 ft along University Parkway as shown on plat by Reggie Lewis dated November 7, 2000. Physical address 3600 University Parkway. Where is planning and zoning commission of the city of Nacades, state of Louisiana is recommended at the meeting on March 7, 2026 that the application of the city of Nacades to reszone the property described above from R2 to R1 residential for the development of a new fire station be approved. And I move that we adopt ordinance number 12 of 2026. Second.

Okay. Motion is made and seconded. Um there. So this is just as we stated, Shantrell stated at the last meeting. This is a formality technicality. Um we know the fire station has started to be built there and um so just some reasoning we needed to do here. All right. Is that correct, Sandra? Yes, sir. All right. Any comments or questions about this, sir? Anybody? All righty. Seeing that there are no comments or questions, Mr. Stacy, roll call vote. Nelson, yes. Smith, Kirkindall, yes. Harington, yes. PG,

yes. All right, that motion carries. All right, we have another couple pieces that are for final. This first this next one is read by Councilman PT.

Thank you, mayor. Ordinance number 010 of 2026, an ordinance authorizing the city to lease a tract of land together with improvements located on the east side of North Street to the negatives coalition on homelessness, setting the terms and conditions of saying and authorizing the execution of the lease by the mayor Ronnie Williams after due compliance with the law and further providing for advertising of the lease and effective date. Whereas the city of Negus is the owner of a certain property situated on the east right of way of North Street bears municipal address of 319 North Street. Whereas further the consideration for the lease shall be $250 per month for the first year of the lease. And in the event that the option is to extend or exercised, the renter shall be reviewed and adjusted at circumstances dictate for the annual term that the lease is extended. May IO move to adopt ordinance number 010.

Second. Motion made and seconded here. Got a picture of the building. It's on North Street. Um about I don't it hadn't been a year maybe 6 or 7 months ago we received notice from Save the Children that now is under it's a new company isn't it new prime prime time prime time that they won't they have no more use for this building. I think they were u cooking some food out of it. Were they doing that? That I think and using it as office space.

Oh and using as office space. Okay. So, there was an opportunity. The building is now uh has been vacant since since they gave us that notice. And um uh we uh started to have conversations with the homeless representatives of homelessness coalition to um start using the building and did we say I mean not a shelter but they have certain operations that they do prepare food and things like that on a weekly b. Is that a weekly basis? monthly monthly.

Oh, monthly basis. Okay. So, again, they were used as an operation um for um to help kind of with this need here. So, um we've got some of the terms that uh Councilman PT did. They're not a entity that has a funding source like uh Prime or Save the Children. So we were we were pretty generous on on that but we because we see a need uh in the city to have some type of address on this particular issue that we uh that we may be facing. So um not sure there any questions or comments um that you all have but uh that's what this particular agreement is about. Okay. Any any comments or questions?

It's much needed. All right. See, Mr. Sy, roll call vote. Nielson, yes. Smith Kirkindall, yes. Harington, yes. PT, yes. All right. That motion carries.

All right. The next piece that we have for final and everything else is going to be all the other ordinances are for introduction. This one is read by Councilwoman Smith Kirkindor. Thank you, mayor. This is ordinance number 011, 2026, an ordinance adopting the budget for the city of Nacage for the fiscal year June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. Whereas the fiscal year of the city of Nacage is from June 1 through May 31 of each year. And whereas a budget has been prepared by the finance director, Clarissa Brown Smith, and has been submitted by the mayor Ronnie Williams Jr. to the city council for review and consideration. Now therefore, be it be it ordained that the N city council does hereby adopt budget for the fiscal year through for the fiscal year June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. City of Naga 2026 through two through 27 fiscal year general fund 23,000 23,8,192 proprietary fund 44,433,98 special and capital project funds 44,000 44,980,588 be further dane in accordance with the LS LR RS391305. The following specifies the mayor's authority to make budgetary amendments without approval of the governing authority as well as those powers reserved solely to the governing authority. The home rule charter of the city of Nacage states in part at any time during the fiscal year the mayor may transfer port all of any unencumber appropriation balance among programs within a department officer agency upon written

request by the mayor. The council may by ordinance transfer port or all incomer appropriation balance from one department officer agent to another. Um, mayor, at this time I move that we um table the vote at this time to allow for uh further um look up to look over the budget a little bit further. So, um,

hey, let me say this just to kind of even though it's a different thing, um, we talked about the audit earlier that Jessica presented. Um and and again the finance team, the great job that they're doing a clean audit. Um we have the numbers and I just want to say re relative to that, well not really to the audit, but just to say the finance team has done another good job in putting together the budget for us. Um as I mentioned earlier, we can't say yes all the time. Um there's a limit to the city's money. Um, so we have to show some fiscal restraint and that's how we're able to produce some of the the results that you see out of the audit. So whether it's providing the binder I think uh maybe 3 weeks ago or something like that. Um just putting everything together answering those any questions. I think everybody has seen where you can send her uh her questions. You can send Clarissa questions and she'll answer them. And then also we set up a couple we set up meetings I think with each of the council members to meet um one-on-one about the particular budget. So just to kind of say the good job that you all have done um with the process. So um

and we're early for a change. What's that? What are you talking early as far as getting the budget? Last year we were to the wire.

Yep. Yeah, I I'll second the table because we do we still have a couple more meetings before it has to be passed. So, we're I'll second it the table and and I'll just say, hey, that that's fine with me. But, um we we'll just say that what we have shown, what this administration has shown is that we're just we have no hidden motives. No, we're just trying to move negatives forward. And I think this budget reflects that. um trying to be aggressive and particularly be aggressive in bringing jobs to our city. So um I would say on the record it's a good budget. Um you can't say yes to everything. That's that that's what makes it a good budget. Um and we are trying to be aggressive and secure in and bringing jobs to our city to our parish. So that's pretty much what what it is. But one of the things I've never liked is that we have the budget hearing and this is not this administration. It's carryover long as I've been on council. We have the budget hearing the same night we approve the budget. So it never allows if a pertinent question comes up. There's never any room to adjust it. Um, council doesn't typically ask for much and you know that kind of over the last couple of years has been kind of the concern. So, um, doesn't wouldn't hurt my feelings if in the future we did budget hearing and then the next meeting maybe we voted on it. So, it gives us

a little wiggle room to for everybody to get on the same page. So, and it didn't happen tonight, but if someone brought up if someone from the public brought up something that we had even discussed, well, then we're supposed we're voting on it tonight, too, you know. So, that would fix that issue you just said. Yeah. And again, it's not this administration. It's been always been that way. And I I just never have particularly liked it. So, yeah. And I don't know if it's in our charter that it has to be this way. We we do have certain things that we are we got to do based on our charter presenting 45 days before the end of the fiscal year so forth so on. So I mean that's something we could look at.

But again I will to say that might be Councilman Nielson maybe something for the public. But I will say again Clarissa setting up those meetings for the council. I think again that was that was helpful at least from a council standpoint to ask any questions. Mr. Mayor, we're well within our deadlines. Yeah. Yeah. I don't think we're in a hurry. There's no issue. Yeah. Yeah. Right. It's not

and and I don't know um just and yet again, this isn't current administration. This is how it's always been done. It's just how it's been done. But, you know, for the public to to be even aware to even ask any questions, they got to see the budget. And is there anywhere can they is it online for them to see or anything? Well, yeah. The clerk published the notice in the journal. Well, I meant the full budget to actually they could pull up the budget online and look at it. It's not Go ahead. Okay. Sorry.

It's not electronic, but it does state that they can come by the the um city c I'm sorry, not city council, city hall to look at it. We do publish a pamphlet um to give them a breakdown, but it's always open to the public. We don't like to publish the the draft because at the change and something changes that's the only reason that but we do publish it beginning of June 1, right? Once it's uh once it's approved once it's approved it and so that's kind of why we thought about the citizens budget in a way you know the little pamphlet. So but that just that doesn't cover everything but it just kind of gives some

some key key stuff. And I I agree, there's a lot in here to look over and it's it's thick, you know, and trying to study this in two weeks is kind of hard. And like he said, uh Eddie said, the public may have some questions about it. So hopefully they can call you and come by and look and see. Right. Yep. That's why I wanted to set up the meeting with you guys to answer any prominent questions and make sure I clarify those. I know sometimes it's like a a huge data dump when I'm talking and you know trying to give it to you all at once, but definitely want to make sure that everybody's clear.

Does if someone Now I'm I'm just I'm literally bringing this up just out of my own curiosity. No one has come to me from the public and said I didn't I want a copy of it online. I just thought this. I was like, well, if someone had a question, how would they even come up with a question? Because they can't see the budget.

But if they if they went to city hall and they wanted to look at it, do you give them a copy to take with them or they have to sit there and look at it? Well, if it's of my copy, I you know, they've sat there and looked at it. People have come before in my I haven't been here long, but you know, my three years, three and a half years, I've had people come in and they take a look at it. Um, most more than likely they want to sit down with me and, you know, ask questions, especially if it's something that they just geared for one particular thing. They never really want to come and look at the entire budget, but we can print them out a copy. Again, we don't like to circulate the draft because if changes are made and then people are looking at the draft copy, then that's why we email the draft to you guys versus printing it out. Um, and then we give you the big copy. Um, so just I mean that's just the process, but not that the process couldn't be changed. I don't see where it hurts, honestly.

Yeah. Prohibits me from making a copy of need. I was just just discussing that. Yeah. Yeah. Yes, sir. No, no, no. That's no problem. I mean, the most I would probably do is put a watermark on that say draft. Yeah. Yeah. But they are allowed to see the proposed. So, the notice indicates the time and date of the public hearing and that you can come see the summary. You can also see the proposed budget. So, the public has an opportunity to see it. But, it would make it easier if it was online. I'm I'm with the charts. Oh, I know. Yeah. Yeah, I know. Okay.

And hey, it's not impossible. We could continue to talk to say if we from, you know, say we're online. I just I'm just discussing. I mean, maybe no one will ever look at it. I don't know. But so you you say possibly putting the draft online and possibly moving the hearing up sooner. I think that's what that y'all saying. Okay. All right. Well, any other comments or questions about this motion to table the budget? No. Yes, sir. Put it online. Oh, okay. We That's all you're saying? Okay. Cuz I was going to get you to come over.

Okay. Hey, Mr. Mike Stewart said, and this is just for the audience at home. Mr. Mike Stewart said it's a great idea to put it online. Let him get up. Oh, okay. But I like your idea of putting a watermark on it. Then I'll fix that. Yeah, absolutely. Yes. Hey, and state your first and last name, Mr. Stewart. There you go. My name is Michael Stewart. I'm a resident in the city of Nacades, and I feel like that in all transparency, it should be posted online where anybody that wants to take the time to go through, would y'all hold your books up again? Can you tell me how many pages is in there? Too many.

No, too many. A lot. It's a lot. But in all transparency, there may may be like Mr. Harrington said, they may not nobody go on there and look at it, but if it's there and they have the opportunity, they can't complain. That's right. That's right. So, we want to talk about transparency and which is desperately needed in this city right now. I think that is an awesome idea. So, that's my opinion. Thank you. I see you back there, Miss Thompson. Yes, ma'am.

I think you know how to do it. Yes, Deborah Thompson. I live in Nacades. I have a question. I have not gotten my B. I've got received my ballot, but I haven't looked at I I don't know. I think there's something to do with taxes or meals or something coming up. How does that affect our budget? That might be library she's thinking about. Not not something for the city. No, but but everybody votes on it though. It willffect everybody votes on it. It's like um to renew their their meal their property tax is what it is. It wasn't an increase in taxes or to renew their I think it's just a renewal. So that does not affect the city budget. No, that's what I'm asking. My No, ma'am. It it goes to the library.

Okay. Thank you. Yes, ma'am. I know. Good question though. Okay. Any other comments, comments, questions? All right. Uh, the motion is to table the budget. We got a second, didn't we? All right. Mr. St. Rock call vote. Nelson, yes. Smith Kirkindall, yes. Harrington, yes. PT, yes. All right, that motion carries. All right, we've got three four introductions. Okay. So, first one is read by Councilman Harrington.

This is ordinance 13 of 2026. This is an ordinance adopting setting forth the adjusted millage rates and um this says be it ordained by the city of Nacades of the Paris of Nacadish, Louisiana. And that it states that in a public hearing held on that hasn't been held yet. So it will be a public hearing that is to be held on May 11th, 2026 is when that hearing will take place. Um that the following adjusted millage rates be and are hereby hereby levied upon the dollar the assessed valuation of all property and this is millage for public safety um fire and police 9.350 mills and general alimony 6.570 mills and it's for introduction only.

All right. This this is the one the previous two years we've decided to not roll forward I think is what it is. Um just kind of give a little belief. Oh yeah. You want to say something close? Well, I just want to make sure we um are clear. So you're going to this is one um ordinance that's going to be introduced and then we'll have a second one. So this first one is for us to stay where we are in regards to the millillage and the second one is going to be for us to roll forward. But you have to do this one regardless of what we decide to do, whether we decide to roll forward or not. Um, so that's why you're going to see two that kind of reads the same, but it'll be different um, uh, millage amounts. So I want to make sure we This is current.

Yes. So this is current uh, the current millage rates that we have here that we have to um, introduce regardless. And then the second one is going to be um an ordinance presenting us to roll forward which would be an increase to the millillage. Okay. So this one is just a standard one that's every time to stay in place. Yes sir. Okay. Mhm. All right. Any questions about this? Again it's just introduction tonight. So we always have this one. Mhm. Interesting. So they give you one to stay in place and then the one that's helary for you.

And the second one's got the first one's numbers on it if you Okay, that helps. Okay, I got you. Interesting. I didn't realize that was going. It's almost like you a year goes by. Yeah. Okay. All right. Any questions about this one? I guess we just have to have it. Like Clarissa says, it's just, hey, we don't make the rules. You just got to have this one to say what it says. She says

Yeah. Okay. All righty. Um, look, and if there are public comments or questions, certainly uh reach out to us. This won't come up for a vote tonight. It'll come up at the next meeting. Uh, now the next one that we're introducing as it relates to Millage is Councilman PT. Uh, thank you, mayor. This particular ordinance is to roll forward ordinance adopting to roll forward to mil the millage rates not exceeding the maximum authorized rate. be be it ordained by the city of Nagatis of the parish of Nagis Louisiana in a public meeting to be held on May 11th which meeting was conducted in accordance with the open meetings law of the Louisiana constitution that the taxing district voted to increase the mill rate but not in excess of the prior year's maximum rate on all taxable property shown on the official assessment road for the year 2026. 6. Uh for public safety, the adjusted rate is 9.35. The 2026 levy rate is 10.0. Uh general alimony 6.57 and the 2026 levy is 7.03 and this is for introduction army.

Okay. So this is the one to roll forward. Yes, sir. And just to note that they do do a um an assessment um every four years. Um am I correct Miss Stacy in saying that? So at that point they assess the property and they tell us what our maximum levy um could be in regards to the millillage. So uh this is um actually a ordinance to roll forward to uh 17.03 mills in total. And if we don't roll forward, we miss out.

We lose that opportunity. So, this gauges at about, if I'm not mistaken, I'm doing it from memory, you guys, um about $180,000 additional, if I'm not mistaken, um an additional revenue that will come to the city. Um and the majority of it goes to our public safety. So, our police and fire is where that the majority of that money goes. Um, so we opted not to roll forward the previous two years. We are asking to roll forward this year and if we don't then we lose that opportunity and we have to wait until the assessment if I'm not mistaken. Make sure I'm saying it correctly um before we even consider rolling forward.

I would like I was just going to say it's $170,88. Thank you. Well, it was just in my publication, so I saw 44. I would like to add that the fire department depends on this money and we would like to see see support to roll this millillage forward. Uh for two years we have we have not rolled it forward and uh this hits our budget really hard if we don't get it. And we really we really need cost of the fire trucks don't go down. Cost of fire hose don't go down. Uh it goes up every year and we've set kind of at a so we need this the building. Yes. And and we need it for the building also. This is going to help offset some of the cost for our building.

So we did in the last two years give some of a relief if you want to look at it like that. But but I think most every time the city prior to two years ago, the city has always rolled forward. Yeah. We've always rolled forward except for the last two years if I'm not if I'm correct. except the last two years, right? Correct. And I think if I if I did the math right so because people are going to wonder what's this cost them individually and so the taxes the meal no anyone please correct me if I'm wrong because I very could be it's a dollar of tax for every thousand of assessed value.

So like the um the public safety one fire and police we're increasing it by 65. So that then for say $100,000 of assessed value of property now your homestead exemption comes into play some but anyways say just say $100,000 that's $65 a year is what that would be $65 $65 a year and so then the second one the general alimony we're increasing by 46. So then for every $100,000 of assessed value that's $46 a year. So, just to get an idea of what we're talking about here because it is confusing, but that kicks in after the

homestead. Yes, homestead is up to 75,000 I think. Is that what it is? Is it 75 now? I think I think it went up a little bit. Oh, I can't tell you. It's different in a bankruptcy. And that's the world. So, just some things to think about. But, u it says fire and police, but I think it's actually fire, right? Y'all the ones that get this. Okay. Yeah. Police have a sales tax that they get.

Okay. Again, this is just for introduction. Just wanted to if there any questions certainly Clarissa, Chief Win, you know, we could talk about how it affects his budget and what we need to do to continue to keep the residents safe as fire goes. So, yep. Okay. All right. Um, these other two pieces are seem to be connected as well, I guess. I mean, they're separate for a reason, but they're they're just for introduction, too. And Councilman Nielson is reading the first the first one,

mayor. Ordinance number 16 of 2026, an ordinance of the city of Nacades, Louisiana. Am I on the right one? 15. You got 15. I got 16.

Ha. Ordinance number 15 of 2026, an ordinance of the city of Nacadus, Louisiana, approving a franchise agreement in favor of Swift Fiber allowing Swift Fiber rights to lay, construct, lease, and/or operate a cable optics transmission cable within the municipal boundaries of the city and the right to use the present and future street, roads, highways, alleys, bridges, and public ways. in such city and owned and controlled by such city for such purposes. prescribing terms and conditions to which such franchise and rights are subject prescribing the term of such franchise and rights and authorizing the mayor to execute same and I'm not going to read all this u it's basically uh bringing fiber to make connectability more open to more people but I'll let Tim elaborate we've had a pretty good discuss discussion on uh the rightway and past history of their installation and what his thoughts are for Nacodus. Right. So, they're coming Swift is coming into town. They're fiber optic company. It's this is setting up the same kind of fiber agreement that we have for AT&T, Sudden Link, Pelican, Southern Light. It's basically it's just giving them right to use our right of way. They are their areas that they are coming into town is University, Jefferson, Mil Street, Kaiser, South Drive, East Fifth School Drive, and St. Maurice. All but East Fifth School Drive and St. Maurice are state highway, state rightways. So, we don't really have any control over that. We've gone to Nick

Barrett, we've gone to DOTD. We have no control over it. So, we can't stop them from using it. the um now the East Fifth School Drive in the St. Maurice that is city right of way. So we want them to pay a franchise fee to use it but it's tied into the second uh ordinance the number 016 because Swift has a very bad reputation of coming into a coming into town running and gunning and destroying everything in their path. destroying all of their water infrastructure. Every town that they've been in, they have destroyed the water infrastructure. And the routes that they chose, University, Jefferson, Mil Street, Kaiser, and South Drive, runs right down our most critical mains and can potentially put the city out of water for a very long time. So what we have talked to them very quickly about was not boring, not going into the ground to attach to our poles in town just like AT&T, Sudden Link, Pelican, and all them do. That's would save our water infrastructure. That way they can pay a franchise fee and a pole attachment fee. That's money for the city, but it's also very much protection for our infrastructure.

Okay, any questions about them? Look, again, this is just being introduced. So, um, so they're coming to specific areas. There are evident this this was all started with as uh the bipartisan infrastructure law putting uh lowcost broadband to all the underserved communities. Evidently this has expanded now to schools. So they're providing it to the schools everywhere there's a school. Oh that's why those areas. That's right. Okay. So they they're they're saying Northwestern too because you mentioned like Yes. Jefferson and Yes.

Okay. Elementary Lab, Middle Lab. Yeah. Northwestern. Uh all the schools down east. Okay. And Tim, I had a quick question for you. Do we have a um an application process when they bore into the ground? I know in other cities the way they track where these companies go is by also adding an application and license when they bore into the ground. They request a permit. Yeah, I'm saying application. Yeah, permit. Yes, you we got a good fee on that. Uh do we? I'm just Yeah.

Well, I know the state right away, we don't, but the but the city rightways, we we do they do put in a permit request. Okay. Well, you look at that fee process on that and and then we can increase that. And the purpose being if they do tear up our roads or whatever, we we have a nest egg to and also I've seen where they pay enough money when we hire a person to watch them. So that could be the other reason to have that fee in that place.

Well, we always any boring uh company that comes into town like New Line, we we always have one of our locators posted with them anyway, trying to show them, trying to keep them off of it. But the last time Swift came even close to us, they hit our 12-in water line out on I49 and put the entire I49 corridor out of water. Wow. And as far as as a a fee for a permit to dig. I'm not aware of a but I'm not aware of us having one.

Yeah, I've seen it in other cities. I know. I've seen it. Something to think about. We can talk about it. Yeah. Yeah, I guess my one of my concerns is where they periodically have to surface from that boring. Do we have any control of what discombobulator box they put up and where they put it?

You know, especially historic district um and intersections where it may block. I know we had that issue over on I don't remember what street it is u Stevens maybe where AT&T project put a projection up and it's pretty difficult when you come up to the stop sign at Williams to I'm sure your people probably have trouble with it chief well hopefully the plan is if they if they get into the pole attachment agreement and the franchise agreement they are going to not go down Uh, okay. Jefferson Street, the historic district. Okay.

They'll go around Mill Street and come across South Drive. Okay. Stay on. Okay. All right. So, if there any questions, please uh feel free to encourage ask those questions. All right. We've got another piece coming up with it. look like they're dealing with the joint use of the pose aspect of swift fiber and that's read by councilwoman Smith.

Thank you, mayor. Ordinance number 016 of 2026, ordinance of the city of Nacades, Louisiana, approving an agreement for joint use of poles between the city of Nacades and Swift Fiber providing for the connection of lines by either party on the pose of the other party. prescribing terms and conditions to which such agreement are subject prescribing the term of such franchise and rights and authorizing the mayor to execute same and again that's for in for introduction only and coincides with 015 I think you said

so yeah Tammy it sound like this is to allow them to use the poles yes that way it's it just keeps them out of the ground they can use our poles for a fee what's the last what you said. For a fee. Four feet. Four feet. Yes. Okay. Okay. And it's I imagine it's the same agreement we have with these other broad That's right. It's built into the contract to where they all pay the same attachment fee. Has that fee been does it increase over time or we just

that fee has not been in it has not been increased in a long time because there was no poll audit there. The last pole audit has been was done in 2014. We have it built into the budget this year to actually do a poll the first pole audit in a long time. So that will also help us increase our fee. Who who is the fee paid to? Which department? The city. The city. Utility. Miss your department. No, it's u it's the city. So it doesn't go directly to um utilities. Utilities. General fund revenue. Okay. So we we're doing an audit to maybe

Yeah. Yeah. And it was this was something that was brought up by the finance team uh in cooperation with um collaboration not cooperation collaboration with uh utilities to get a definite number to go back and look at what the fee cost is. Also to take a look at what their because some of them are built on percentage of sales. So taking a look at what that percentage of sales is to see if we need to um bump that up. So different things like that to you know maximize our revenue. Yep. Okay. Hey, if there any questions, like I said, this is just being introduced. Seems pretty standard, but you know, somebody might have a question on something. All right. Last two of resolutions. Should be pretty simple. The first of these resolutions read by Councilman Harrington.

This is resolution 26 of 2026. a resolution authorizing the mayor of the city of Nacis, Louisiana to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs to support the cost to operate and maintain the Nacadish Paris Veterans Office. Um, and I'll go there's quite a lot here, but let me read a very pertinent part. Um, the city of Nacadish shall pay to the order of LDVA an annual payment of $12,819.84 84 to support the cost to operate maintain the veteran service office. And whereas further this cooperative agreement shall be in effect from July 1st, 2026 to June 30th, 2027. Uh I move to adopt resolution 26 of 2026.

Second. All right. Motion made second. This is a standard, you know, resolution. I mean, we see it every year to um enter into the CEA with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs. There's a little cost to it. I think what $8,000 something like that. Is that what it is? 12,000. 128 12,000 128. So, um it's pretty much around that same amount. And they provide services to our veterans. Right. So, any comments about this questions? Like I said, it's one that's not new to us. All right, we got a motion to second. Okay. Yes. Uh, Mr. Station, roll call. Nelson,

yes. Smith Kirkindall, yes. Harington, yes. PT, yes. Okie dokie. That motion carries. All right. The final resolution is uh read by Councilman PT.

Thank you, Mayor. Resolution number 027 of 2026, a resolution reappointing Rasul Abdullah as a member of the Nagage fire and police civil service board. Whereas the negative city council wishes to appoint reappoint Rasul Abdullah as the governor authority board member on the fire and police civil service board. Whereas this appointment is for a three-year term beginning May 8, 2026 and expiring May 8th of 2029. May I so move to adopt resolution number 27? Second.

Motion made and seconded. Is this time for Mrs. Ras's the term is about to expire and uh I think he's been faithful to the um board. um he's available and uh haven't heard of any issues with him serving on the board. So, I talked to him a little bit. He said he'll be happy to serve if if if um I were to appoint him and the council approves him. So, any comments or questions about him? I saw him a couple weeks ago and he's catching up with me. Yes, sir. You You think it's the civil service board that's doing it, too? It might be.

Yeah. But you know, it's all it's hard to find people who willing to volunteer and have the time to do it. So, yep. All right. See, there are no other questions. Mr. Stacy, roll call vote. Nelson, yes. Smith Kirkindall, yes. Harington, yes. PG,

yes. All right, that motion carries. All right, we we just have a few announcements, y'all. I don't know. I bet Mayor's Youth and Orchestra, I saw some of them leaving. So, but y'all want to make it up there to the event center. But again, I've been a lot of mong. Our next council meeting is on the 11th. We do always encourage regroup and um the go nakedish app. We put all kind of um information there. All right. We got some other announcements, Steve, that we're putting out there. Yeah. Summer Splash is going to be tomorrow. All right. From 4 to 6 tomorrow. So, just let let the community know what's going on during the summer. Is that the event center? Is that where it is? It's always at the event center. Yep. Okay. This is a fundraiser of our Can River National Heritage Area. It's this this Thursday. Uh Timber Ridge, newly named used to be Dark Woods, now Timber Ridge Adventure Park. So, it's it's a fun uh fundraiser. So, um you know, playing the miniature golf from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. All right. So, oh, this is the 17th annual James L. Olifphant Memorial Golf Tournament. And the cool thing about this, the the funds are raised to support a scholarship at Northwestern State University. It's held at the Northwestern Hills, which is, you know, owned and operated by Northwestern State. So, um, you know, if anybody on the council interested in being a part of the team, know somebody who could be a part of the team, reach out to me. Let me know. Okay. All right. This is the 14th annual Run Baby Run put on by the Women's Resource Center. Uh May 16th, uh 2016. Um they have a mile fun run walk begins at 8:00 a.m. 5K begins at 8:30. Enjoy sights and sounds downtown Nacadish during the annual jazz. Okay. It's tied into the jazz nacadish jazz and R&B festival. Okay. So I run through the beautiful

historic Nacatish on the morning of the Jazz Fest weekend supporting the beauty of motherhood. So it's good. I think we have a sponsorship here. So um you know we have our typical runners we we we try to depend on to participate but there may be some others as well want to be a part. Okay. NSU cornhole club big blind draw tournament $5,000 minimum payout. All right. So May 16th. So also on May 16th.

Okay. So that's at uh behind Praa Coliseum. So you got the Jazz Fest going on. You got this big cornhole cornhole tournament going on. Same day. All right. And they got the entry fees and everything like that for those in in the cornhole. All right. Okay. All right.

Oh, that's it. Oh, that's it. Okay. I will say Oh, hurry. We didn't have a farmers market. Farmers market started Saturday. So, it's um going to go until I think the beginning of July now. But I was just chatting with uh Sharon. She said it turned out really really well. Uh sometimes you have that first market coming back, so it gets a little bit of that. But they also had some stuff where they're trying to bring the crowd out. So she told me that they had a band called Table Three that they were pretty good. They even let some of the crowd come play. They invited them on stage if they could play and um you know just seems to be a a good turnout. She actually said it was the best ever. But uh anyway, so farmers market is happening every Saturday from 8 to 12. And so what they've done is they've got different groups coming in each Saturday. All right. Um yeah, I know they've got the Lake View band and all that stuff like that coming out. So be on the lookout at the farmers market Facebook page, city of Nagas Facebook page kind of just push that and y'all help us push it. Okay. All right. So um those are our announcements at this time. We'll hear a motion to adjourn.

I make a motion to adjourn. Second. All right. Motion is made and seconded. Look, also be on the lookout for for Junth and the 250th. Um, we changed the city's profile picture today for that. Uh, the 250th July 4th is on a Saturday, so we we'll be looking out for that. Okay. July. All right. Oh, July 4th, you said. What' I say? July 5th. What did I say? July 4th. It's going to be July 4th. It's always July 4th. You're right. Right. All right. So, July 4th, 250th July 4th. All right. So, we got a motion. We got a motion to second. All in favor? Ah, media is a journ. Have a good night everybody.