ORD#12,210

ORDINANCE

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA                                                                             NO. 12,210                

CITY OF MONROE                                                                                   

 

The following Ordinance was introduced by  Dawson____________, who moved for its adoption and was seconded by  Marshall_________:

 

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MONROE TO ENTER INTO A JOINT-USE AGREEMENT WITH LA DOTD FOR PARKING ADJACENT TO OUACHITA GRAND PLAZA AND FURTHER PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO:

 

WHEREAS, the City of Monroe owns Ouachita Grand Plaza and leases it to Ouachita Grand Plaza, Inc. to provide housing for elderly and handicapped residents;

 

WHEREAS, the area adjacent to Ouachita Grand Plaza is within the right-of-way limits of Interstate 20 and under the control of Louisiana Department of Transportation (LaDOTD) and the Federal Highway Administration;

 

WHEREAS, the City and LaDOTD previously entered into a Joint-Use Agreement to provide for the City’s use of the space as a parking lot for Ouachita Grand Plaza;

 

WHEREAS, adjacent parking is essential to Ouachita Grand Plaza, Inc., and the City, through its lease with Ouachita Grand Plaza, Inc., assigned its rights under the Joint-Use Agreement to use the parking lot to Ouachita Grand Plaza, Inc.;

 

WHEREAS, the Joint-Use Agreement has expired, necessitating a new agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the City of Monroe and LaDOTD have agreed to a new Joint Use Agreement, which is attached hereto and made hereof, providing for continued use of the space.

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINEDby the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that Mayor Friday Ellis be and is hereby authorized and empowered for and on behalf of the City of Monroe to enter into and execute the attached Joint-Use Agreement with the State of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

 

This Ordinance was introduced on the  13th____ day of February, 2024.

 

            Notice published on the  16th____ day of February, 2024.

 

This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced, and published, was then submitted to a vote as a whole, the vote thereon being as follows:

 

AYES:            Harvey, Ezernack, Woods, Marshall & Dawson

 

NAYS:            None.

 

ABSENT:       None.

 

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on  27th_____ day of February, 2024.

 

Gretchen Ezernack                

CHAIRPERSON

Carolus S. Riley_____________________

CITY CLERK

 

Oliver Friday Ellis___________________

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

 

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MAYOR’S VETO